[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township of Howell by Ord. No. O-89-18, as amended through Ord. No. O-98-3 (§ 3-22 of the 1974 Code). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health, safety and welfare by establishing minimum standards for health and safety at construction sites.
As used in this chapter, the following words or phrases shall have the following meanings:
CONSTRUCTION SITE
Any public or private property where the construction, erection or alteration of any structure, building or land is being performed by a contractor for an aggregate contract price of more than $15,000.
CONTRACTOR
Any individual, partnership or corporation, whether or not licensed, that constructs, erects or alters any structure, building or land.
CONTRACT
Any agreement, written or oral, for the construction, erection or alteration of any structure, building or land.
Any contractor that contracts to construct, erect or alter any structure, building or land within the Township shall provide access to sanitary facilities, such as portable lavatories, toilets or commodes, for all employees, in accordance with the OSHA Code, as follows:
A. 
For 20 or fewer employees: one portable or stationary toilet.
B. 
For between 20 and 200 employees: one portable or sanitary toilet and one portable or stationary urinal for every 40.
C. 
For over 200 employees: one portable or stationary toilet and one portable or stationary urinal for every 50 employees.
Where, because of the scale of the work to be performed or for any other reason, more than one contractor will construct, erect or alter any structure, building or land at a construction site, the responsibility for complying with the requirements of this chapter shall belong to the general contractor. Where there is no designated general contractor, the responsibility for complying with the requirements of this chapter shall belong to each contractor, as set forth in § 111-3 hereof.
All construction sites subject to this chapter are subject to inspection, from time to time, by the Code Enforcement Officer, Health Officer, Police Department or any other official of the Township charged with the duty to enforce this or any other ordinance of the Township.
A. 
Access. It is recognized that police, Fire Department, first aid, engineering, code and inspection vehicles have a need for access to all areas in the Township.
B. 
Improvements. All construction requiring the creation of a street, driveway, avenue, boulevard, road, lane, parkway, viaduct, alley or other way which would allow ingress and egress from the property shall be installed with at least a constructed and inspected bituminous stabilized base course. In the case of a single-family dwelling or commercial structure, a hot mix asphalt base driveway capable of supporting emergency vehicles should be installed from an established roadway to the proposed dwelling or commercial structure.
[Amended 11-14-2016 by Ord. No. O-16-22]
C. 
Definition. "Stabilized base" shall be defined as six inches of approved aggregate.
These ingress and egress accesses shall be considered as a prior approval, and no permit for the construction of a structure shall be issued until such time as these improvements have been installed and inspected.
Any contractor violating the terms of this chapter or refusing or neglecting to comply with any of the provisions hereof shall be, upon conviction thereof, subject to a fine of not more than $500. Each day that such contractor fails to comply with the provisions hereof shall constitute a separate and distinct offense subject to the penalties described in this chapter.